BALZAC (Honoré de). — Humorous Tales, preceded by *La Comédi - Lot 26

BALZAC (Honoré de). — Humorous Tales, preceded by *La Comédie humaine* (Sketched Works, II—Prefaces). Text edited, with introductions and notes by Roger Pierrot. Index to *La Comédie humaine* by Fernand Lotte. Paris, Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1959. In-12, publisher’s softcover in full leather, spine decorated with gold fillets, illustrated dust jacket, Rhodoid, and cardboard slipcase. An edition of Balzac’s *Contes drolatiques*, accompanied by preparatory texts and prefaces to *La Comédie humaine*. This edition, prepared by Roger Pierrot, also includes the index to *La Comédie humaine* compiled by Fernand Lotte. Volume No. 141 of the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, printed on November 20, 1959, on Bolloré bible paper by the Darantiere printing house in Dijon. A copy from the 1959 printing, preserved in its original illustrated dust jacket, Rhodoid slipcase, and cardboard slipcase. The dust jacket is slightly worn, with some soiling and traces of adhesive on the spine. The slipcase shows signs of wear, with scuff marks and small areas of paper missing.

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